Push air bubbles out to the edge with a j roller or the edge of a grout float.
Tiling an old cement basement floor.
If the basement slab has large cracks especially cracks that move it s a good idea to install an uncoupling membrane under the tile.
Remove stubborn dust and dirt with a mop soaked in a solution of bleach and water.
Tile is available in many different sizes and styles and the price range is equally broad.
Note stop complaining about the tiles not being buttered.
Installing a tile floor in all or part of your basement lets you have some fun with design while still quickly covering up existing concrete floors.
Yet this application does make sense since concrete is heavy solid and is typically thought of as an unbending uncompromising material.
Things are slowly coming back together.
Lots of tiling work shown.
Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb.
For ceramic tile nail cement boards to the concrete floor with concrete nails so they won t move then apply mastic tile and grout.
Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose.
Mop the entire floor area of your basement as any dirt or dust is a potential hazard to the success of your tiling job.
Fortunately tiling a basement floor isn t much different from any other floor in the house.
Installing tile directly on concrete.
If you feel that despite all precautions the basement floor may get wet put down 2 by 4 inch sleepers cover with plastic and then install the plywood as the subfloor.
Concrete floors are durable and easy to clean but not very attractive.
The tiling has begun.
Self leveling underlayment products can be used on concrete floors wood subfloors that are uneven but still in decent shape and even over ceramic tile floors eliminating the task of tearing.
Ceramic and porcelain tile are so frequently installed at or above grade level on a cement board underlayment or directly on plywood that it almost seems novel to install tile directly on concrete.
Masonry chisel and a 2 lb.
Use a 3 4 or 1 in.
Start at a broken tile or between tiles where the grout has loosened.
Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal.
Remove dusts and debris with a vacuum cleaner and a broom.
After mopping allow your concrete basement floor to completely dry.